Kenzo

Kenzo is a very handsome, large, 3 year old boy. When our volunteer arrived at the garden gate Kenzo barked loudly. When Kenzo's owner let our volunteer into the garden, Kenzo sheltered behind his owner, stopped barking and kept his distance from our volunteer. After a brief chat in the garden Kenzo's owner and our volunteer went into the house and Kenzo followed quietly. Kenzo kept his distance most of the time, but approached our volunteer very tentatively a number of times. Kenzo was wary of unfamiliar items, such as the clipboard and the camera used by our volunteer. By the end of the visit Kenzo was willing to accept treats, which he did very gently, and he accepted being gently petted for brief periods. Kenzo is used to getting some small scraps of food from his owner, after his owner has finished eating and has stood up from the table. Kenzo looks forwards to the food scraps and mouths his owner's hand in anticipation of getting them. Although Kenzo remained timid and somewhat a...